Unusual case of post-operative suicide left ventricle in a patient with dynamic LVOT obstruction.

ABSTRACT: Suicide left ventricle (SLV) is a well-documented complication after surgical or transcatheter aortic valve replacement. We present an unusual case of a patient who developed left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction with a native aortic valve, resulting in SLV after routine non-cardiac surgery. A 45-year-old male presented to the emergency room with abdominal pain and was diagnosed with acute cholecystitis. The patient had a known medical history of severe left ventricular hypertrophy. The patient underwent an uncomplicated laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Post-operatively, he went into shock during weaning from anesthesia. He was started on norepinephrine followed by epinephrine and vasopressin, without much improvement. Increasing doses of vasopressors failed to improve the patient

SUBMITTER: Naseerullah FS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9449771 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature